Cope’s Streamside Treefrog vs Little Ground Squirrel

Sarcohyla bistincta compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (amphibien)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Anura (anoures)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hylidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sarcohyla	Spermophilus
Species	Sarcohyla bistincta	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cope’s Streamside Treefrog	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cope’s Streamside Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.